Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind Chill

Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind Chill

TREATMENT. ALL RIGHT. WEATHER IS OUR BIG STORY RIGHT NOW. TONY IS HERE. TONY, THIS IS THE COLDEST WEATHER IN 16 YEARS. I THINK A LOT OF US ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT IT’S REALLY THE COLD THAT’S THE REAL THREAT HERE. YOU KNOW, WE LISTEN TO MARKEES WATTS DOWNTOWN. YOU CAN HEAR THE WIND OUT THERE. IN FACT, WANT TO HEAD BACK OUT TO MARQUISE HERE REAL QUICKLY BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING BATTERED IN THERE. YOU KNOW, THE WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR. AND WE PLACED HIM OUT THERE TO KIND OF GET PREPARED AND READY. MARQUISE REAL QUICK. SO OBVIOUSLY THE STORIES, THE WIND TONIGHT, BUT THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE QUICKLY BECOMING THE BIGGER STORY. WHAT’S THE LATEST ON THAT? WELL, IT’S STILL PRETTY BREEZY HERE NOW. THE WINDS DIED DOWN. YOU KNOW HOW GUSTS ARE. THEY COME AND THEY GO. BUT THE SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 20MPH RIGHT HERE IN ORLANDO. AND THAT’S MAKING THE TEMPERATURES FEEL A LOT COLDER THAN THE ACTUAL READING THAN WE HAVE ON THE THERMOMETERS RIGHT NOW. SO WIND CHILL VALUES, THOSE HAVE DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE 30S FOR YOUR FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES IN ORLANDO AND UP NORTH IN OCALA. THOSE ARE IN THE 20S RIGHT NOW. AND BE PREPARED FOR THEM TO FALL INTO THE TEENS, OR MAYBE EVEN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. SO, TONY, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE WIND CHILL IS SIGNIFICANT FACTOR TONIGHT WITH THE STRONG, BLUSTERY BREEZE COMING IN FROM THE NORTH. BUT ON TOP OF THAT, WE ARE GETTING READY FOR SOME RECORD SETTING TEMPERATURES RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AND I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU FOR THAT. YEAH, LET’S LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT IS THE OTHER BIG DEVELOPING STORY. EXTREME FREEZE. WEATHER WARNINGS NOW ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. YOU CAN SEE LOOK AT HOW STRONG THE WINDS ARE, WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO THE BOATS. THEY’RE SHAKING THEM OVER TOWARDS PORT CANAVERAL. TEMPERATURES THERE IN THE MID 40S 38 UP IN OCALA WHERE MR. JONES WAS EARLIER THERE. AND THEN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO WITH MARQUISE IN THE MID 40S, BUT FEELING LIKE THE MID 30S NOW. THE FIRST LITTLE ROUND OF SNOW FLURRIES AND SHOWERS MIX IS STARTING TO FALL APART. NOW THE FOCUS IS GOING TO BECOME MORE TOWARDS THE GULF. AS THAT STORM CRANKS UP. WE GET THE WRAP AROUND. STILL A FEW FLAKES HERE OVER TOWARDS PALATKA, AND I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED IF WE GET A REPORT OF A FLURRY HERE FROM CITRA, MAYBE OVER TOWARDS SALT SPRINGS, AS THAT ENERGY IS KIND OF FIZZLING ON OUT. THERE’S THE LIVE RADAR NOW TO TAMPA. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE MOISTURE. THIS MAY CHANGE OVER TO SOME WET SNOWFLAKES HERE AS WE GO BETWEEN NOW AND ABOUT TWO 3:00 IN THE MORNING. MOST OF US, THOUGH, ARE BEGINNING TO DRY OUT. THE ONLY AREA THAT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH TONIGHT IS THAT LITTLE LOOK THERE IN AND AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA, RIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK. SO THIS IS FIZZLING. THIS WILL START DEVELOPING. WE DO BELIEVE AS WE GO THROUGH NOW THROUGH ABOUT 11:00 TONIGHT AND THEN EVEN PAST MIDNIGHT, 12 HOUR PLANNER HERE DEFINITELY TELLS THE STORY. WE’RE GOING TO BE RUNNING IN THE MID 20S AGAIN. THERE’S YOUR ALERT FOR THE DANGEROUS COLD TEMPERATURES. 19 DUNNELLON 21 ON INTO THE VILLAGES. CLERMONT COMING IN AT ABOUT 24 TITUSVILLE, 25, WINTER HAVEN 25 PALM COAST. YOU’RE RUNNING AT ABOUT 22. SO FREEZE DURATION HERE. ALL OF MARION COUNTY, 12 TO 13 HOURS. TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 19 TO 20 DEGREES. VOLUSIA COUNTY 22 TO 25. ABOUT TEN TO ABOUT A 12 HOUR FREEZE DURATION UP IN VOLUSIA COUNTY ON INTO BREVARD COUNTY. EVEN ON THE SAND, A 9 TO 10 HOUR FREEZE DURATION UP TOWARDS SCOTTSMOOR. PALM BAY 2324 AT 10 TO 11 HOUR FREEZE DURATION. SEMINOLE COUNTY NOW 20 FOURS ALL ACROSS THE BOARD AND 11 TO 12 HOUR FREEZE DURATION. OH MY GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT. ORANGE COUNTY HERE 24 TO 25. NOT MUCH OF A RAIN RANGE THERE WHEN YOU HAVE AN ARCTIC BLAST COMING ON IN WITH ALL THAT WIND. STEADY 10 TO 12 HOURS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES. NOW LOOK AT THESE HIGHS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. NORMALLY WE’D BE ABOUT 72, 73 DEGREES. ABOUT 30 DEGREES, ALMOST 30 TO 20 5 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW THAT. THAT’S GOING TO SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER CHILLY MONDAY MORNING. LOW 20S, NORTH AND WEST, MID AND UPPER 20S ORLANDO ON SOUTH AND EAST. A LOT OF YOU ARE WAVING THE WHITE FLAGS. YOU’RE TIRED OF THE FRIGID WEATHER. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING HERE. HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO SLIDE BACK TO THE EAST. WE’LL MODERATE BRIEFLY ON WEDNESDAY. HERE COMES OUR NEXT FRONT. QUICK LITTLE SHOT OF SOME RAIN ON THURSDAY. LET ME GO AHEAD AND PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER HERE FOR YOU AS WE TAKE YOU TO SUNDAY AND MONDAY. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE COLD TEMPERATURE 46 ON SUNDAY, 55 AS WE GET YOU ON INTO MONDAY. TUESDAY MORNING, NORTH AND WEST OF I FOR YET ANOTHER MORNING WHERE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. THEN WE’LL BEGIN TO TURN IT AROUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CHECK THAT TEMPERATURE OUT AT ABOUT 64 DEGREES. WEDNESDAY. FEELING GOOD. STARTING OUT AT 40, BUT JUMPING UP QUICKLY TO ABOUT 71. THERE COMES THAT NEXT FRONT. WE DO NEED THE RAIN, SO THIS MAY BE A VERY BIG HELP FOR THE DROUGHT. BRIEFLY COLDER BEHIND IT THERE 38 FRIDAY MORNING 62. AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THEN NEXT WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE AROUND 70 SATU

Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind Chill

Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind Chill

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Updated: 7:06 PM EST Jan 31, 2026

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Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind ChillBuckle up, as we’ve got a dangerous stretch of historic cold on its way for Central Florida. Strong, gusty winds are here already with a Wind Advisory in effect through early Sunday morning. Winds will frequently gust 35 to 45 mph, with a few gusts over 50 mph, before slowly easing later Sunday.Both a Freeze Warning and a rare Extreme Cold Warning are in effect tonight through Sunday morning, and again Sunday night into Monday morning. Wind chills will plunge into the single digits and teens overnight, with actual low temperatures in the 20s including the Orlando metro bringing a hard freeze both mornings. Records will be broken as we’re anticipating many cities with wake-up temps in the teens and lower twenties. Sunday stays bitterly cold, with highs only in the 40s and low 50s. This is the coldest air we’ve seen in years protect people, pets, pipes, and plants. Seasonal weather will return for a brief moment Friday, before returning to the lower sixties next weekend.

Chance of Snow in Central Florida Tonight | Severe Weather With Historic Extreme Cold Advisories and Blustery Wind Chill

Buckle up, as we’ve got a dangerous stretch of historic cold on its way for Central Florida. Strong, gusty winds are here already with a Wind Advisory in effect through early Sunday morning. Winds will frequently gust 35 to 45 mph, with a few gusts over 50 mph, before slowly easing later Sunday.Both a Freeze Warning and a rare Extreme Cold Warning are in effect tonight through Sunday morning, and again Sunday night into Monday morning. Wind chills will plunge into the single digits and teens overnight, with actual low temperatures in the 20s including the Orlando metro bringing a hard freeze both mornings. Records will be broken as we’re anticipating many cities with wake-up temps in the teens and lower twenties. Sunday stays bitterly cold, with highs only in the 40s and low 50s. This is the coldest air we’ve seen in years protect people, pets, pipes, and plants. Seasonal weather will return for a brief moment Friday, before returning to the lower sixties next weekend.